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Conscientious objectors Doss, Desmond 1919-2006 Interviews Medal of Honor Michigan Germfask Michigan Schoolcraft County Schoolcraft County (Mich.) History United States World War, 1939-1945 Conscientious objectors United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Medical care United StatesHerndon, Booton.
Summary: The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn't fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself. They called him a coward, but the soft--spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill. Herndon shares the story of how Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Remnant Publications 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOSS, DESMOND HERKopecky, Jane
Summary: A small group of World War II political dissidents reveal how they survived what they called America’s Siberia Concentration Camp. Before the Vietnam War Americans considered conscientious objectors equal to criminals. This book sheds much needed light on the little known conscientious objector camp at Germfask, Michigan, how the local community responded to the camp, and how opinions have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Jane Kopecky] 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 KOP1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 940.53 KOP